I visited the Queens group last week. As an aside, it’s a great group and everyone should stop by.   Before the meeting started, everyone was chatting. Two members of the group were discussing their affinity for running. Trying to join their conversation, I mentioned that I enjoy walking on the treadmill. Being among people I did not know very well, I began hesitating when I discussed my motivation for getting on the treadmill.  

Tomorrow is a special day.  I point out that if it were not this year, it would still be a special day as we celebrate Martin Luther King.  

Childhood was a magical time filled with endless possibilities, imaginative wonder, and a bunch of innocent misconceptions. For instance, I thought that all the smokestacks I noticed were cloud makers (maybe they are:)   Another one involved traffic. I believed that all traffic jams were caused by one person driving really slowly in front and I always wanted my Dad to drive faster to catch up to that person.  

No doubt, climate change is wreaking havoc. Be it hurricanes (water) or Fire.   This time, it is the horrible Santa Ana wind blown LA fires. My words can not describe the damage and tragedy they have wrought!  

The other evening, I was beginning to compose my blog for this week. About the football playoffs and choosing teams to root for even though they were not my usual hometown teams.

So, we are all aware of the tragedy of what is going on in CA over the last week or so. Massive fires tearing apart neighborhoods. Lost life, lost possessions, lost way of life. It is horrible to imagine the misery and fear that has been brought about. In my neck of the woods, we face a yearly threat of massive hurricane’s which can bring about flooding, lost housing, lost possessions and potentially, loss of life.

Last Friday, I participated in Career Day at a local middle school.  A close friend is a teacher at the school and runs the program.  She asked me to talk to the students about practicing law.  

A few weeks ago I made an appointment for my ENT for a hearing test.  Going into the test, I knew what the results would be. I was going to need hearing aids. And I was right.  I am getting fitted for hearing aids in a few weeks.